Campeonato Nacional de Clubes
SportRugby union
Founded1976
CountryVenezuela
Most recent
champion(s)		Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club
Most titlesClub de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana
(8 titles)

The Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (National Championship of Clubs) is an annual rugby union tournament contested by men's clubs in Venezuela. It is organised by the Venezuelan Rugby Federation. The competition began in 1976 with a match between the teams Rugby Club Caracas and Anaucos Rugby Club.[1][2] Rugby Club Caracas won the match and became the champion in that year.[1][2]

Format

The championship has two stages: a group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, the teams are divided into geographical zones. Each team plays two matches against each of the other teams in the same group. The top two clubs of each zone qualify to the knockout stage. The knockout stage comprises three rounds of matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.

Champions

Year Club City
1976 Rugby Club Caracas[3] Caracas
1977 Anaucos Rugby Club[3] Caracas
1978 Rugby Club Caracas[3] Caracas
1981 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar[3] Caracas
1982 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar[3] Caracas
1983 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar[3] Caracas
1984 Rugby Club Caracas[3] Caracas
1985 Anaucos Rugby Club[3] Caracas
1986
1987 Rugby Club Caracas[3] Caracas
1988 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Simón Bolívar[3] Caracas
1989 Osos Rugby Club[3] Caracas
1990 Arlequines[3]
1991 Arlequines[3]
1992 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana[3] Caracas
1993 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana[3] Caracas
1994 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana[3] Caracas
1995 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana[3] Caracas
1996 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana[3] Caracas
1997 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana[3] Caracas
1998
1999 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana Caracas
2000 Arcos Rugby Club Caracas
2001 Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana Caracas
2002 Arcos Rugby Club Caracas
2003 Arcos Rugby Club Caracas
2004 Arcos Rugby Club Caracas
2005 Arcos Rugby Club Caracas
2006 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida Mérida
2007 Arcos Rugby Club Caracas
2008 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida Mérida
2009 Maracaibo Rugby Football Club Maracaibo
2010 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[4] Mérida
2011 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida Mérida
2012 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[5] Mérida
2013 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[6] Mérida
2014 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[7] Mérida
2015 Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[8] El Consejo
2016 Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[9] El Consejo
2017 Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[10] El Consejo

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Venezuela ascendió cinco puestos" (in Spanish). Últimas Noticias. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "La Federación" (in Spanish). Venezuelan Rugby Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Breve Reseña del Rugby en Venezuela" (in Spanish). Rugby7.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Campeones!" (in Spanish). CONSUR. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Caballeros de Mérida es el campeón del rugby de Venezuela" (in Spanish). CONSUR. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Caballeros ganó título nacional en rugby" (in Spanish). Líder. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ Champion of season 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Alcatraz RC es campeón en Rugby XV" (in Spanish). Federación Venezolana de Rugby. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Proyecto Alcatraz campeón de la Liga Venezolana de Rugby" (in Spanish). Globovisión. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Alcatraz R.C se coronó en el Campeonato Nacional de Rugby XV" (in Spanish). Federación Venezolana de Rugby. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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